Our passage from Ecclesiastes comes at the conclusion of a
reflection on life. It is generally
attributed to Solomon, the son of David.
But at the beginning of the book, the author identifies himself as the “Preacher”
or the “Teacher”, depending on the rendering into English. The Hebrew word is “Qohelet”, often used in
the academic literature. Our readings
this week will take us through the opening, to see the developing path from the
human to the divine that the author is taking.
Monday, July 4: Ecclesiastes 1: 1-11 Qohelet
is reflecting on the absurdity of life by itself.
Tuesday, July 5: Ecclesiastes 1: 12-18 He seeks answers without success in wisdom.
Wednesday, July 6: Ecclesiastes 2: 1-11 He seeks answers in self-indulgence.
Thursday, July 7: Ecclesiastes 2: 12-17 His conclusions come to hating life itself.
Friday, July 8:
Ecclesiastes 2: 18-26 He comes to
the realization that God brings fulfillment to life.
Saturday: July 9:
Ecclesiastes 3: 1-15 Here, he
re-frames the context of experience from that of the human, to that of the
divine.
No comments:
Post a Comment